Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-31
STRAIGHT PRIMARY.
ACTION or TIE CITY DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE LAST NIGHT.
The 18th Of September the Time fer the
Eleetion-P Plan Adopted
In Full.


-ance, and the session was a long one.
=. Several delegations of citizens APP
peared before the committee and ex-
pressed their views in regard TO the
best method OF proceeding, and talked
about matters pertaining TO the inte-
rests of the party. After they retired
a motion was made to adopt the con-
vention plan to nominate delegates.
This met with considerable opposition,
and free and lively discussion was in
dulged in. The motion was finally lost
by the following vote:
AYEs.-Gibbons Haskins, Wood (of
jefferson Ward. Wingo, Tenser, Ell
lett, Teller, Smith. and O'Bannon-9.
NoEs. Curtis, Valentine, Parr, Pa
tram, Taylor, Botto. Hulcher, Long,
Burton, Cummins, Rawlings, Grymes,
Houston, Brannan. Hill, Bigger, Wood
(of Jackson Ward, and Gentry-lS.
PRIMARY.
The primary plan was then proposed
and adopted, as follows:
Resolrcd by the CITY Democratic
Conmfftce, That q primary election
shall he held on Thursday, September
Is, 1887, to nominate four candidates
to represent the city of Richmond in
the House of Delegates of Virginia to
he voted for at the general election to
he held in November, 1887, under the
following rules and regulations-viz.
POLLS. OPENED.
Polls shall be opened at every pre-
cinct in the city at the usual place of
voting or as near thereto as possible.
The polls shall be opened at A. NJ.
and closed at 8 p. III. on the day named
for the election.
The City Committee shall select two
Judges and one clerk for each voting
place, who shall be paid 80 each by the
treasurer upon the certificate of the
secretary of the City Committee that
al repatriation and poll-books aud'
other papers intrusted to them have
been returned to him.
NOMINATIONS.
There shall be nominated by the
Democratic voters of this city four
candidates for the House of Delegates,
and the persons, four in number, re-
ceiying the largest aggregate vote in
the city shall be the candidates of the
Democratic party.
All persons voting shall vote for four
Of the persons whose names shall be
found upon the printed ticket supplied
by the City Committee and no more.
TICKETS.
The Committee on Printing shall
provide printed tickets TO the number
of $4,000 through the order Of its
chairman, containing the names, in al
phabetical order, of all persons who
shall have announced themselves or
been announced by their written au-
tlority as candidates for the position
named to the chairman of the City Com
mittee on or before 6 P. NJ. of Tuesday,
September 18th. No other ticket except
the one printed by order of the Commit
tee on Printing, through its chairman,
shall be used in this primary election
and 1000 OF such tickets shall be de-
liyered to the different ward superin-
iendents for distribr ION on September
18th, in the ratio OF the vote of their
respective wards at the last municipal
election, and the remaining $1,000 shall
be delivered to said ward superintend-
onts for distribution to the individual
voters on the morning of the said pri-
mary election.
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO VOTE.
al registered voters of the city OF
Richmond who pledge themselves to
support the nominees of the Demo
cratic party shall be entitled to vote at
the said party primary, and no man
shall be entitled TO vote except In the
precinct where he lives and unless his
name appears on the registration
books provided that any one who has
moved from one ward to another and
has not acquired residence in his new
ward mot having lived there thirty
days. may vote in his old precinct and
ward.
JUDGES AND RECEPTION OF BALLOTS.
A Judge of election shall receive from
each person entitled to vote under this
plan a ticket containing the names of
the persons he wishes 10 vote for. The
Judge shall receive the ballot from the
voter, having first warned him to see
that the full number OF candidates, and
no more, are left on his ballot, and
shall then cry aloud the name
of the person Offering to vote.
The clerk shall ascertain 1t the
voters name is on the registration
book. and il 80 shall place the letter '
(yoted) in brackets opposite the name
and enter the voters name upon poll
book TO be provided for this purpose
and thereupon the Judge shall drop the
ballot in the ballot-box without opening
the same more than is necessary to see
that there ia but one ballot offered.
THE COUNT.
Immediately after the polls are
closed the Judge and the clerk OF cleo
ton. in the presence of three Demo
cratic voters, should they desire to be
present, shall ascertain the whole num-
her OF votes cast, which number should
correspond with the number of names
ON the poll-book. If the ballots IN the
ballot-box are found TO exceed the
number OF names on the p0ll-book
then the whole number of bal
lots shall he replaced in the ballot-box
and alter the same shall be we'll shaken
a Judge or the clerk (after being blind
folded) shall draw therefrom suih-
Gent number of ballots to reduce the
same TO number equal to the number
of names on the poll-book. II in count
ing the vote any ballot be found con-
tanning the names of less or more per.
SONS than are to be nominated and
elected or the namesof persons not upon
the printed ticket supplied by the City
Committee the sameIshall be discarded.
The Judges and clerk of election shall
then count the vote and make out on
the poll-book certificate OF the mum
Der of votes cast for each candidate,
which certificate shall be signed by the
iudees and attestcd by the clerk, and
forthwith returned with other books
and papers to the secretary OF the CITY
Democrats Committee. II IN tue de-
cision of.sany question. under tins plan
The two Judges disagree the clerk may
give the casting vote.
RETURN or BALLOTS.
After the ballots are counted they
mnst be enclosed in the document en-,
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